Circle of Flame
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic Online PromosPRM · #41648
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Whenever a creature without flying attacks you or a planeswalker you control, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- James Paick
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2002-06-24
Flavour text
"Which do you think is a better deterrent: a moat of water or one of fire?" —Chandra Nalaar
Rulings
Circle of Flame's ability triggers only if a creature without flying is declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step. If a creature with flying attacks you or a planeswalker you control and then loses flying, or if a creature without flying is put onto the battlefield attacking you or a planeswalker you control, the ability won't trigger.
Circle of Flame is banned in Pauper (not just non-legal), due to a special case on MTGO: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-21-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement
